Geoffrey Muller, bass Will Van Horn, pedal steel guitar Michael "Tank" Lisenbe, drums Robert Ellis (born November 6, 1988) is an American singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist based in Fort Worth, Texas, United States, who blends country, pop music and jazz.

Robert Ellis was born on November 6, 1988, in Lake Jackson, Texas, United States.

[1][better source needed][2][failed verification] He began performing as "Eyes Like Lions" early in 2005, playing in his hometown of Lake Jackson, Texas.

[3][4][5] The self-released LP The Great Rearranger was sold at shows, but Ellis found a higher level of success when American Songwriter magazine named his second album, Photographs, one of the top 50 albums of 2011.

[8] Originally from Texas, in 2012, Ellis relocated from Austin, Texas, to Nashville, Tennessee, to work on his third album, The Lights from the Chemical Plant, in Eric Masse's Casino recording studio under the direction of album producer Jacquire King.